SAN BERNARDINO – The Redlands courthouse will be closing to all operations on Oct. 12 as a result of a tightened budget, Superior Court officials announced Friday.

Officials also confirmed that all Superior Courts countywide will be closed every third Wednesday starting Sept. 16, as they begin taking furlough days through the end of the fiscal year.

The Redlands closure will save the court about a million dollars, said Presiding Judge James C. McGuire. It is not known when the courthouse would re-open, he said.

All probate matters in Redlands will be transferred to the Civil Division at 303 West Third Street, in San Bernardino. Redlands traffic matters will be moved to the San Bernardino courthouse at 351 N. Arrowhead Avenue.

The judges and court staff in Redlands will be moved to San Bernardino.

The furloughs decision was approved Wednesday by the Judicial Council of California, after receiving legislative approval.

Earlier this month, the court announced significant reductions of hours at courthouses in Big Bear and Needles.

Public comment about the Redlands closure can be e-mailed to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court at redlands@courts.sbcounty.gov by 5 p.m. on Aug. 21.

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